In this episode, Anita and Mel take thoughtful stroll down memory lane, comparing the first half of their widowhood journey to the more recent happenings. As a bonus, learn about Anita's camping adventures that may involve a dump truck, a fake junkyard, an actual junkyard, and a guy named Rick. *Check our Patreon to submit tributes of your person to be read in an episode!* http://www.patreon.com/wwdn Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, onli...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Father’s Day hits differently when you’re a widow—and even more so when you don’t have kids. In this episode, Anita and Mel dive into the complicated emotions that come with this holiday for everyone: from grief and exclusion to support and meaning. They also put out a call to the widowed community for their opinions on a very important matter. Extra: Anita visits the pit of Wicked and learns things. *Check our Patreon to submit tributes of your person to be read in an episode!* http://www.patre...
Jun 17, 2025•55 min
As an avid outdoor recreationist and medical professional, Jen Lundberg knows the value of recreation safety. Her husband, Wil, who adventured alongside Jen, was also no stranger to taking safety measures. But everything changed in an instant one day when Wil went e-skateboarding on a rail trail....with no helmet. Join Anita and Mel as they get to know more about Jen, Wil, and safety measures in these new-fangled days of electric wheeled sports. Jen's foundation: https://www.wilsfoundation.org/ ...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 13 min
We're bringing back one of our most talked-about episodes: The Dating Roundtable . From modern love to dating app disasters, this unfiltered conversation between widows and widowers is as real, hilarious, and relevant now as it was when it first dropped. Join several of our widow and widower friends in this discussion about widowhood, re-partnering, dating yourself, situationships, kids....wherever you find yourself, you'll feel seen. *Check our Patreon to submit tributes of your person to be re...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Oh Joe. You've been an easter egg in episodes of yore, a care taker, coach, cake assistant, and widower. Now it's time for the world to know who you are, and why your arms are so important. Listen to Joe's story about his life with wife, Sia, their journey with breast cancer, and where widowhood has taken him. Spoiler: Joe has found love with one of our favorite people. Who could it be?? *Check our Patreon to submit tributes of your person to be read in an episode!* http://www.patreon.com/wwdn S...
May 20, 2025•49 min
Updates are here! Listen to find out how these previous guests are doing: Deb Nylec, Krista Waitt, Minhi England, Constance Bell, Rob Bowles, Linda Shanti McCabe, and Julie Martella! *Check our Patreon to submit tributes of your person to be read in an episode!* http://www.patreon.com/wwdn Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone plans with great service and co...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Would you rather a) go with Anita to an endless track meet or b) be her emotional support human as she competes on Survivor? Join Anita and Mel for a fun and light-hearted episode where the shenanigans and lore are at an all time high. *Check our Patreon to submit tributes of your person to be read in an episode!* http://www.patreon.com/wwdn Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint...
Apr 29, 2025•44 min
It's the episode you all have been waiting for. The one where you ask the burning question "what do I do about this widow's fire I'm experiencing?" What is widows fire? Stay tuned to find out, and learn how Julia has started a community to help the widowed people with connection, intimacy, romance, and sex. Learn more at https://widowsfire.com/ Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn M...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Sometimes that's all you can say. You'll have to listen to learn what in the world this one's about. * please take care listening as this episode may contain content disturbing for some listeners* Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone plans with great service and coverage starting at $15/month https://trymintmobile.com/wwdn Join our Patreon for ad-free episo...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Is Anna Tracie really her name? This mysterious guest and friend of the podcast reveals her true identity, a serial killer case she and her FBI team helped solve, the identities of her two deceased partners, and the case that obliterated anything else that happened to still be standing following her husband Bill's death. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Meet Lisa. She and her husband Eric met in jr high, and the rest is history. Kids, jobs, scandal within the county leading to self-imposed exile halfway across the country, nothing out of the ordinary. But then, Eric dies. Weird dating experiences ensue that may or may not include dog pee. Get to know Lisa and her story and find out how this widow has made a comeback. Check out Lisa's book, support materials, and grief calendar at https://www.thewidowscomeback.com/ The Widow's Comeback memoir: h...
Mar 25, 2025•52 min
After a years-long struggle with Behçets Syndrome, Anita's sister, Kaylyn, left behind a kind-hearted widower named Mark. Learn about what it was like for Mark and his family to live with Kaylyn's auto-immune struggles, how it is having two young widowed people now in the family, and if indeed the giant truck Mark grief-bought was helpful. Now taking applications for Mark to meet new friends: email widowwedonow@gmail.com Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therap...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Does Costco stock future husbands? In the case of Erica Hansen, the answer is yes! Erica is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, loves musical theater, singing, and Patsy Cline....but she does not love that she lost her amazing husband a year and a half after they were married. She also does not love that she was diagnosed with breast cancer after she became a widow. But even though she's been living in the worst of it, she shares her message of hope and light in her new book (with featured origina...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 2 min
By now, you've probably heard of ketamine as a possible therapy for trauma, but what is it? Is it from the streets? A lab? How is it used? Does it really work? Do you pee your pants if you use it? Join therapist Carolyn Recksiek from Anew Therapy as Anita and Mel learn what it is and if it can help with trauma recovery. For more info about Anew Therapy, check out the link: https://anewtherapyutah.com/ Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, onl...
Mar 04, 2025•57 min
Meet Nick. By day, he's a dad, CPA, and disc golf aficionado. By night...ok lets be honest... 24/7 he's all that AND a widower. After losing his wife to a blood infection five days after the birth of their second child, Nick found himself in uncharted territory. Check out his story, and learn about the serendipitous way he was connected to Anita and Mel. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp....
Feb 25, 2025•58 min
The lore is strong with Vera, and you won't want to miss her story. Although a variety of entertaining topics from Siegfried and Roy to camel milk may have been discussed, this naturpathic doctor who joined the widow ranks has much to impart. Vera explains what and how pharmacogenetic testing is and can do, how to baby step through the first horrific times of fresh widowhood, and why you should think twice about owning half-wild animals. To learn more about Vera, check out: http://www.amendaclin...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Molly Peacock is a poet, writer, widow, and super fun lady all the way around. There are too many amazing things about her to encapsulate in a few sentences, but check out this interview with Anita and Mel as they learn about her life, her life after death by melanoma, and about how her words have helped heal others. Find "The Widow's Crayon Box" anywhere book are sold, including Molly's site with all her offerings: https://www.mollypeacock.org/poetry/the-widows-crayon-box Sponsored by: BetterHe...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr
The title says it all: you're a widowed parent, you want to date, but it's not always met with excitement from your kids who have also lost their parent. Delve into this topic with Anita and Mel and learn six ways to facilitate communication with kids about the parent dating again. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone plans with great service and coverage s...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Meet Eileen. She and her husband Mike had a lovely life. They were childfree by choice, looking forward to their golden years together, and having fun riding bikes together...except when one bike excursion didn't turn out so well. Join Anita and Mel as they learn about Eileen's story and touch on topics of helmets, drivers with dementia, and Eileen's next steps on her journey. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link:...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Dr. Kimberly Hubenette isn't just an adventurous lady who loves helping others. She's also a widow. Join Mel and Anita as they uncover the mysteries of RV black water, oral hygiene, what it was like to be married to a survivor of a double lung transplant, and how this busy lady has found strength and energy to continue on without her person. Find her book, GRID, on Amazon, Audible, Kindle, and any place books are sold. Contact her at kimberly@drkimberlyhubenette.com Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com....
Jan 21, 2025•51 min
Autumn is 22. Autumn is a widow, or, as we lovingly have termed it "un-wedow". Autumn and Ian were together for six years and planning on spending the rest of their lives together, but Ian's epilepsy proved to only make that come true for his length of life. Join Anita and Mel as they get to know Autumn and Ian, and what in the world the "Ian Bus" is. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com...
Jan 13, 2025•54 min
Anita and Mel are back together again, catching up on current happenings, looking back at the year, and hyperfocusing on JNCO jeans. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone plans with great service and coverage starting at $15/month https://trymintmobile.com/wwdn Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes and more! http://www.patreon.com/wwdn Need some Snarky Grief...
Jan 06, 2025•48 min
From Texas to New York, Melisa has had quite the journey. All we can say is the Holmes Rahe Stress Index score is strong with this one. Find out more about Melisa's widowhood story, what Craigslist has to do with it, and what this lovely human is doing to help others while moving forward. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone plans with great service and cov...
Dec 23, 2024•55 min
What do baby elephants and sourdough bread have to do with this widow's journey? Terri Huston shares with Anita and Mel what the last two years have brought for her and her family after her husband died from the results of substance addiction. This episode contains the complexities of addiction and death, please be advised. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile ph...
Dec 09, 2024•51 min
After almost 5 years of turmoil, dissatisfaction, and an unwavering distaste for the comic sans font, the unthinkable has happened: Anita found the perfect solution for Jason's headstone. The magical piece that made this miracle happen is named Drew Bott. Drew is an artist that works with families to help get the perfect monument customized for those who are searching to create something to memorialize the most memorable of loved ones. Check out Drew's site at: https://www.bottmonument.com/ Spon...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min
When your husband dies after you've been married six weeks, you lose your job, and can't find your sanity, what do you do? If your name is Cyndi Francois, the answer is to get some space by spending ten months in a tent around the country. Check out this interview with Anita and Mel and learn more about the journey of this amazing widow. Find Cyndi's book, "Traveling Through Grief: Life, Death, and Ten Months In A Tent" wherever books are sold Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first...
Nov 11, 2024•55 min
She's BAAAAAACK! Linda, the psychologist, grief and eating disorder therapist, art coach, and widow is back with Anita and Mel discussing WTF is going on with grief and the gut, diets, disordered eating after trauma, healing, and even her new "Grief Theory Cheese Rating Scale". Not sure what that is? Take a listen and find out! Check out Linda's stuff here: https://www.drlindashanti.com/the-art-of-grief Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, o...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 6 min
The fact that Kelli Grace is alive and hasn't yet died of a broken heart is really a miracle, and you'll see why after you listen to her story. Another miracle is that she is finding ways to force herself to keep going. This widow is unstoppable, even when her entire life and family as she knew it was destroyed. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone plans wi...
Oct 28, 2024•54 min
Meet Indira Rosenthal: a human rights lawyer living in Tasmania whose wife Jan, also a human rights lawyer, died from cancer. Indira talks to Anita and Mel about life down under, life with her wife, and life after partner loss. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone plans with great service and coverage starting at $15/month https://trymintmobile.com/wwdn Joi...
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr
It's been....how long? Five years since Widow We Do Now has been a thing? Anita and Mel are stunned, not only that they've survived widowhood thus far, but that there have been so many wonderful, funny, crazy, and shocking moments along the way. Join them for their behind the scenes stories of the last 5 years. Sponsored by: BetterHelp.com. Save 10% off the first month of online therapy done securely, online with our unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdn Mint Mobile: Mobile phone plans wit...
Oct 09, 2024•49 min
